{"product_id":"9781250158857","title":"Blind Item","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eLA Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine's\u003c\/i\u003e “Summer’s Best Books” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cb\u003eSummer’s hottest new beach read\u003c\/b\u003e, a juicy tome inspired by real-life Hollywood stories and scandals.” —\u003ci\u003eE! Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A \u003cb\u003edishy summer read\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eabout Hollywood’s underbelly\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring twists on real celebrity scandals that weren’t fit for print in their original state.” —\u003ci\u003eET Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is as outrageous as any true life tabloid scandal—\u003cb\u003ea must read\u003c\/b\u003e!\"\u003cbr\u003e—Jenny McCarthy, talk show host, actress and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBelly Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one knows her name, but now everyone wants to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an assistant publicist in Hollywood, Nicola spends her days (and nights) sweeping up the scandals of singers, movie stars, and TV actors. Fresh from Ohio, she’s rapidly discovering the real Hollywood is rotten under its glittering skin. Everyone is a hustler with a hard bottom line and a soap opera sob story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she breaks her own rules and starts dating a movie star, the Los Angeles scene starts to spill into her own life. As the paparazzi begin the hunt for sexy star Seamus O’Riordan’s new mystery girl, Nicola’s best friend Billy has her back while he prowls parties for the latest scoop to sell to the tabloids. Her roommate Kara keeps tabs on things too—in between befriending a former child star and transforming herself from stylist to reality TV sensation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the scandals pile up behind them, their pasts will be exposed… And every secret can be sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by two Hollywood insiders, Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan, \u003ci\u003eBlind Item\u003c\/i\u003e's jaw-dropping scandals are real, but the names are not. And they’ll never tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Imprint Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] \u003cb\u003eracy, rollicking novel\u003c\/b\u003e by two industry insiders.” —\u003ci\u003eIn Touch Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A dishy new book.” —\u003ci\u003ePage Six\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sprinkled throughout this rags-to-riches wish-fulfillment story are real scandals that busy publicists and managers managed to hush up and hide.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This novel doesn’t just push the envelope but shreds it.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool and Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a sexy, fun read! It pulls back the curtain, for an inside look at the Hollywood that's behind the glitz and glamour. \u003ci\u003eBlind Item\u003c\/i\u003e leaves you wanting more.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Kristin Cavallari, television star, designer and author of\u003ci\u003e Balancing in Heels \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imprint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025863590128,"sku":"9781250158857","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250158857_p0.jpg?v=1763703679","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250158857","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}